4th Floor - Shoes, Linens, Nice People Hidey Places
POSTED BY: BlackEyedGirl
UPDATED: Monday, December 12, 2005 06:33
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Right, (dons her scholars cap, raps on the blackboard with a cane, flinches)
VPL, or visible-panty-line is, er, visible panty line.
when you can see the outline of your underwear through your clothes, or worse, you can see the flesh bulging out either side of too-tight elastic or summat, not a good look, it what g-strings and thongs were invented to combat, but they don't work, the only way you can avoid it is if the whole of the fabric is elasticated and not just the waist band and leg holes, even if the pants fit you perfectly, often the elastic is thicker than the rest of the garment and stands out.
Its most often a problem under lightweight sheer fabrics and light colours.
when you have vpl under jeans, its time to really worry. and er, wear a long coat.
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M4P: I bought the cotton ones. They have just enough spandex in all of the fabric that they make any bum look good. Also the elastic on the legs and top isn't so hard core that it makies you feel like circulation is being cut off.
CMS: I gotta say check out Fredricks of Hollywood. Yes they make all sorts of vile stripper-gear BUT they also carry a wide range of rare bra sizes in really really pretty colors and styles (and not all are whorish, trust me it's not whores-R-us!). I mean do you think Pamela Anderson is wearing beige bras all the time? Carmen Electra? Exactly. Also Check out Oprah's website. She recently did this show on Bra fittings and she had a list of stores that carry pretty bras that are in not so conventional sizes. Victoria's Secret maxes out at a DD, and I think it's a 40DD that they stop at (I might be wrong), which screws a lot of women into wearing the wrong sized bra just to fit into their bras.
Before we take this up to the 5th floor ladies I got one recommendation: GO GET FITTED FOR A BRA Seriously, I know we all 'think' we know what size we are, but 90% of women are wearing the wrong sized bra (which causes all sorts of problems from posture to back pain to shoulder pain ect). Get thee to a Victoria's Secret, Fredricks of Hollywood or Neiman Marcus (most high-end department stores like Boston Store, Younkers, Marshall Fields, ect will have fitters) and get properly fitted. It sounds ridiculous, but seriously, we all just kept trying on bras until they seemed to fit okay right? Yeah, exactly. Everyone I know who has gone and gotten fitted has been wearing the wrong sized bra their entire life!!! Even my mom!!! So go do yourself a favor while shopping for gifts at the mall this holiday season get your ass into a store and get fitted. Then buy yourself a pretty bra as a reward for being a good female.
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Already been fitted. Many times.
Every time I lose another 10 lbs I go and get refitted, hoping that my size will change, but alas!
And Fredrick's is another store I don't have anywhere near me.
I did buy a strapless bra there once for a wedding I was in. Awful. The bride decided it'd be great if we all wore these spaghetti strap empire waist numbers. But spaghetti strap, empire waist dresses are not designed for people with my..um..special needs? It was Torture! And I was very very self conscious because I was showing entirely too much cleavage. And the bra I ended up having to buy had these HUGE elastic bands around the sides. PAIN like you've never known. (And not the good kind.) I would have rather gone with a corset or something, but they were $40 more than my $70 bra AND the wedding was in Fl in June. Can you say HOT? (again, not the good kind.)
I have tried on thousands of bras, from every store, every brand imaginable. I have spent hours upon hours shopping for bras. (Mai can attest to this.) The simple fact is that when you're a 34DD you have very few options. And most of those options are very expensive. I did accidentally turn my white bras pink in the wash a couple of weeks ago. They turned out cute!
*ends bra rant*
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You can order Fredrick's online (and if you hate them you can return them no problem). If it makes you feel better the girl I work with is a 32DD (BTW shes tiny, like wears a size 2, I'm surprised she doesn't tip over), she can't find a bra to buy for her life. Although she really really likes the Body by Victoria bras (and they come in lots of pretty colors), The Angel's collection and the standard Victoria's secret bras (again, colorful and happy). I've ordered from VS online in the past and when something just didn't fit I returned it postage paid to them no problem, they refunded my money right away. So if anything (if you don't have one near by) you can always try that. Somehow this shithole I live in has a VS, which to me is damn remarkable. VS does have their cotton DDs on sale right now 2 bras for $40 ($20 a piece ain't bad no matter what size you wear). Their second skin satin is on sale too and my best friend loves them (she's a DD too, I am surrounded by busty chicks). If you take care of them the VS bras last forever, so while they might be $30+ if they last 2 or 3 years who cares? Well that's just me. I still owe them like $40, so I shouldn't talk.
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Wow, I'm realizing that all that teasing I took in high school for being flat chested was worth it. Bras are a pain in the - well, somewhere, huh?
Let's hear it for the slightly reinforced tank-top! cheap, comfy, colorful, and easy to find. Sorry, I don't mean to rub it in. Just appreciating what I don't have. 
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Thanks for the info, BEG.
I'm quite happy with my wykels for the time being, except that they only come in boring colours. I find that they are more comfortable and durable than VS and Fredricks bras (I really don't find most Fredrick's bras comfy AT ALL. Great looking, but not for wearing all day.) I'm really not into VS anyway. In my smaller days, I had to return many because underwire came out or straps broke or whatnot, and I found they didn't hold up well to repeated washings (even by hand). But that was my experience.
I recently tried an angel bra. I didn't love it. I'd like to try the new ipex(?), but last I checked, it didn't come in my size.
Okay, the men are all going to faint if we keep this discussion up much longer (if they haven't already!)
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Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
I have spent hours upon hours shopping for bras. (Mai can attest to this.)
I can vouch for this as well.
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The simple fact is that when you're a 34DD you have very few options.
Huh, we're the same size! How 'bout that?
I really like the VS Second Skin Satins; they're comfy and come in lots of pretty colors. (You don't want to know how many different shades of purple I've got. Okay, just three.) But if you don't like underwire then that doesn't work for you.
I didn't like the Body by Victoria. It was wearable for about three hours then it was horrid. I'd like to try an Ipex, but it's so pricey...
So I guess I'm no help to you.
And I agree that black, white, and beige are NOT colors!
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Originally posted by CallMeSerenity:
Okay, the men are all going to faint if we keep this discussion up much longer (if they haven't already!)
**trying to find the smelling salts for the men**
Ya, so ... how about that football team. You know the one that, um ... runs into guys on the other team. And, let's see ... throws the ball really far. Then runs really fast. grrr
*spit*
*slap on the ass*
Ask Dr. Science ... he knows more than you do.
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Wow. I just dropped off the face of the Earth there for a couple days. Sorry.
Mal4Prez: Thank you for posting that link to the movie version of the Ballad of Serenity. My soundtrack is complete.
Far as browncoats go, I picked up a greyish-brown officer's coat at an army surplus store a few months back. Not quite a browncoat, but it's the best I could do for $20.
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Orpheus-you were at the NCBDMPP? I don't remember you. Can't see picture! Did I meet you?
I didn't realize you were there.
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